In this video I talk about the issues of psychological abuse and the resulting stress. I take a look at what this stress can produce in the mind and body. When a person is living with psychological abuse there is a tension that is built between what you feel you should do and doing what you are expected to do. I will give a few examples of this type of pushing in the video. When these types of control factors exist in the relationship, stress is produced.

There has been a lot of research done on how stress produces illness in the body. Dr Gabor Mate has written a whole book on this subject. The book is called “When the Body says No.” Physically, stress caused by psychological abuse puts a number of chemical components into the body system, which have an effect on the health of the body, causing damage to the immune system and interfering with overall wellbeing.

It is difficult to know how to deal with stress produced by psychological abuse. In this video I talk about some of these factors, and offer some insight into stress which produces illness. If you are experiencing this kind of stress in your relationships, you may find that you need some professional help to deal with this.

Are you involved in a psychologically abusive relationship that is now producing illness in your body and if so, what are you doing about it? Have a look at this video and please feel free to leave your comments or questions in the comment form.

With You in Mind,
Norm Quantz